Usage examples of "in the nick of time" in English with translation to German

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Tom got to the airport just in the nick of time. Tom erreichte den Flughafen gerade zur rechten Zeit.
Tom spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the French horn. Tom hat sehr viel Zeit damit verbracht das Waldhorn spielen zu lernen.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. In der Anfangszeit kommunizierten die Menschen über Rauchzeichen.
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework. Tom verwendet viel Zeit darauf, Maria bei den Hausaufgaben zu helfen.
If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water. Wenn du nicht aufpasst, wirst du gleich ins Wasser fallen.
It's a matter of time. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit.
A friend in hand is worth two in the bush! Ein Freund in der Nähe ist besser als zwei in der Ferne.
We're running out of time. Uns läuft die Zeit davon.
I made an awful mistake in the test. Ich habe im Test einen schrecklichen Fehler gemacht.
Tom certainly seems to be spending a lot of time with Mary. Tom scheint wirklich viel Zeit mit Maria zu verbringen.
A driver was sleeping in the car. Ein Fahrer schlief im Auto.
Students spend a lot of time playing. Schüler verwenden eine Menge Zeit zum Spielen.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. Zu meiner Überraschung fiel er bei der Prüfung durch.
There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time. Es gibt keinen Grund zur Panik. Es ist genügend Zeit.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
You must make much of time. Du musst viel aus der Zeit machen.
There's blood in the water. Es ist Blut im Wasser.
It's a waste of time and money. Es ist Zeit- und Geldverschwendung.
He fits the description in the newspaper. Die Beschreibung in der Zeitung passt auf ihn.
I think of watching TV as a waste of time. Ich halte Fernsehen für eine Zeitvergeudung.
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